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Congratulations to our new Board members! Please see the grid which is included in this newsletter that reflects their email addresses and phone numbers.
Jeanne Falconer, Treasurer
Brian Johnson, Vice President
Becky Ewing, Ice Commissioner
Tom Welty, District Representative
Randy Bortot, Equipment Manager
We especially want to thank our outgoing Board members! They have contributed a great deal of time and energy to make the hockey seasons run smoothly!
They are:
Dan Beeson, District Representative
Steve Kracht, Initiation Coordinator
Cindy Rundle, Treasurer
Gary Rundle, Equipment Manager
Mick Mata, Ice Commissioner
Boys Traveling Teams:
If you are interested in coaching a Boy's traveling team, contact Dan Marcouiller.
There have been several teams that have sponsors for their teams. These are listed below. This part of the newsletter will continue throughout the rest of the IYHA season. Please notify Niki Gjere of any additions or corrections. (Please forward information about websites and addresses, etc.) Many thanks to our sponsors!
Pee Wee B Team:
**John Bailey—our goalie Beau's Dad**
**Victor Kretsch, Quality Post Service (Zach Ewing's Grandpa)**
**Mike Bridgeman**
Girls 10U Maroon Team:
**Champp's New Brighton**
**Real Estate Appraisers (the Slipka's)**
**Fuji-Ya Restaurant (the Hanson's**)
Girls 10U Gold Team:
**Razor's Edge, New Brighton**
**New Brighton Sportsmen's Club**
Once again, many, many thanks to our sponsors!
Please support them! When you see them, please tell them you are from Irondale Youth Hockey!
The Board of the Lake Region Hockey Association meets on the third Tuesday of every month at various locations. If you are interested in attending the next meeting, please call Gayle Goben at 651-638-9756.
All IYHA Board Meetings are open meetings.
Please feel free to come to the meetings, which are held at the Mounds View City Hall in Conference Room C. Also, if you wish to have a copy of any information which is distributed at the meeting, please email or call Niki and it will be mailed to you. Upcoming dates for Board meetings (all Wednesdays):
June 23, 2004
July 21, 2004
August 18, 2004
September 22, 2004
October 20, 2004
November 17, 2004
December 15, 2004
NOTE: If you wish to be on the agenda for the meeting, please contact Brad DeKanick.
Present: Brad DeKanick, Jeanne Falconer, Niki Gjere, Cindy Rundle, Dan Marcouiller, Chris Tahti, Steve Kracht, Pat O'Connor, Gary Rundle, Dan Beeson.
Absent: Mick Mata.
Guests: Nancy Grant, John Donovan, Becky Ewing, Randy Bortot.
Minutes: Minutes from March meeting reviewed. Amended Chris Tahti (Girls Coordinator) section last bullet point to read (italics are changes): "Play-up policy: will not play up kids just to fill teams. Playing up will be considered for the exceptional athlete on a case by case basis. Decision will be made by Girls Coordinator, ACE Coordinator, and both team coaches. This must be a unanimous decision." Motion to accept as amended, (DM) (CT). Motion carried.
Old Business:
TC Update: Dan Beeson. Followed Board direction to approach the TC and D2 to ask about the change to TC District, with the Girls program continuing to play in D2. Both presidents supported the move, however there is no formal assurance available for the girls to play in D2 indefinitely. For the foreseeable future the Girls will play in the same combined league as currently playing. Resolution draft reviewed. Discussion of concerns as presented by Chris Tahti: 1. concern about the girls program possibly being farmed out; no single parent or coach from the girls' program has come forward to say this is a good idea. Asked about the timing, does this need to be formalized now? We could possibly amend the by-laws so the boys and girls could play in separate districts. If move is not favorable, can motion to move back or to a different area. Motion to approve the resolution (DB) (DM). Motion carried, one opposing (CT).
Board Roundtable:
President: Brad DeKanick.
· Emailed Mounds View Hockey Association with regard to the rumor of their wanting to merge. No response has been received.
· Went to Lake Region meeting. Some money was approved to come. IYHA & MVHA have to become members of Lake Region at a minimal fee of $5.00 per head. Willard Fund—possibly changing process of distribution and requesting of funds. Want to get report from Lake Region on a monthly basis—it needs to be on the agenda as a monthly report.
Vice President: Jeanne Falconer. Things are going well. Received an escrow check for $3000.00 from the SuperRink. As a reminder, TC is B, D2 is B1 or B2. This will make a difference when we register for the SuperRink Spectactular—it is a D2 tournament, so we will need to be B1 or B2.
Treasurer: Cindy Rundle. Distributed Treasurer's report.
· All checkbooks are back except one.
· Discussion of concerns about some players / families not paying their ice bills. Registration Coordinator will not allow registration for those that have not paid their previous bills. There are several attempts to support families in paying their bills—the team treasurer contacts the family, then IYHA Treasurer will contact the family.
· Accounts have been opened at Premier.
· Cindy will prepare for audit. Jeanne and Cindy will work together.
Secretary: Niki Gjere. Newsletter deadline is May 1st. Survey results have been aggregated, however there were 20 more surveys in the mail at the post office box. Will aggregate those for the newsletter and will compile comments for individual Board members' responsibilities.
Registration Coordinator: Pat O'Connor.
· Lake Region Representative is Randy Bortot. Nancy Grant is interested in participating as a Lake Region representative.
· Encourage that members register for the 2004—2005 season by downloading the forms.
· Discussion of implementation of a late fee for returning players. Motion to impose a late registration fee of $25 per child for returning players, if they register after the final registration date (PO) (NG). Motion carried.
· Motion to change initial registration fees for traveling team players to $150 per player (PO) (NG). Motion carried.
District 2 and Twin Cities District: Dan Beeson.
· Assuming Minnesota Hockey approves the change to TC, the new District Representative will no longer attend the D2 meetings.
· There is a new program called HEP, which is about sportsmanlike behavior. There will be information for this on June 14th. Additional information will follow. Encourage President, ACE coordinator, District Representative, Program Coordinators and any others to participate in the information meeting.
· D2 has requested the Chris Tahti attend the August meeting. Topic will be the Girls Teams.
· TC updates: In August or September, TC District would like us to turn in ice time in 3 hour blocks. They will schedule 2 games in a 3 hour block.
· The tournaments have been scheduled. These dates will need to be blocked out.
Ice Commissioner: Mick Mata. Absent, no report.
Initiation Coordinator: Steve Kracht. Resignation submitted. Motion to accept the resignation with much gratitude for his service to the Association (CT) (BD). Motion carried. Many thanks for the work Steve has done to grow the Initiation program!
Girls Coordinator: Chris Tahti.
· There was a girls get-together. It went well!
Boys Coordinator: Dan Marcouiller.
If interested in coaching for the next year (hockey season) contact Dan Marcouiller.
Motion to recognize our outgoing Board members for their contributions (DM0 (JF). Motion carried. Thank you!!!
Equipment Coordinator: Gary Rundle. Almost all of the jerseys are back. Will meet with Randy for transition.
Adjournment: Motion to adjourn (JF) (NG). Motion approved. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. Next meeting is on May 19, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. in the Mounds View City Hall Conference Room C.
Irondale Youth Hockey Association Annual Meeting and Elections Meeting
Meeting called to order by President Brad DeKanick at 8:22 p.m.
Distributed ballot for the open positions of the Board of Directors for the year 2004-2005.
· Motion to cast a white ballot for Vice President candidate Brian Johnson, since he is running unopposed (CT) (DM). Motion carried.
· Motion to cast a white ballot for Treasurer candidate Jeanne Falconer, since she is running unopposed (CT) (NG). Motion carried.
· Motion to cast a white ballot for District Representative candidate Tom Welty, since he is running unopposed (CT) (DB). Motion carried.
· Motion to cast a white ballot for Ice Commissioner candidate Becky Ewing, since she is running unopposed (CT) (NG). Motion carried.
· Motion to cast a white ballot for Equipment Coordinator candidate Randy Bortot, since he is running unopposed (CT) (DB). Motion carried.
Congratulations to our new Board members! Thank you for volunteering!
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Touch-A-Truck event benefits NC Children's Hospital
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Whitehead receives 5-year AHRQ R01 grant for managing fecal incontinence
William E. Whitehead, PhD, Director of the UNC Center for Functional GI & Motility Disorders, was awarded a 5-year AHRQ R01 grant to test a promising cost-effective nurse-delivered conservative treatment for fecal incontinence that was developed at the Center.
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Data Warehouse helps create a national data hub for research about COPD
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The School of Medicine will simulcast the event, TEDMED LIVE, in Bondurant Hall, G-074. Please note, the conference is not available on the web.
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from the sue,-sue,-sue,-sue deptAs we keep waiting for a Supreme Court ruling in the Bilski case (any day now...), Glyn Moody points us to the news of a lawsuit that has been filed against 26 different software companies for violating an incredibly broad patent (5,832,511) on "Workgroup network manager for controlling the operation of workstations within the computer network" (say that 10 times fast). The list of companies sued is a who's who in software:
Apple, Activision, Adobe, Autodesk, Capcom, Citrix, Corel, Dassault, Delcam, Square Enix, Electronic Arts, Frontrange Solutions, IBM, Intuit, Konami, Digital Entertainment, Maximizer Software, Nuance, Parametric Technology, Sage Software, Sega, Skype, SPSS, Teradata, THQ and Legacy InteractiveI'm sure none of those companies could have possibly come up with a system for controlling the operation of workstations within a computer network without this patent. At some point, isn't the fact that such a vast number of companies appear to have come up with the same basic thing independently a perfect prima facie case of obviousness?
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This overview explains why climate change is a matter of concern for international peace and security and how the UN system should deal with climate-related security risks. It poses and answers seven questions.
This side event will advance this debate, including around policy solutions, through the launch of the report Climate and Security in Latin America and the Caribbean, a partnership between two Brazil-based organizations: Igarapé Institute and Institute for Climate and Society (ICS).
Climate change is increasingly shaping international security. The session aims at making the COP community aware of the climate-security nexus and focus a debate on integrated risk analysis, mitigation and management. It will discuss potential pathways for action how to deal with climate-security risks in Latin America and beyond.
If the United Nations is to effectively deal with climate-related security risks, it needs expert support from every region. That's where the Climate Security Expert Network comes in.
On 19 November in Dhaka, adelphi partnered with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) to hold a roundtable and discussion on climate change and fragility risks in South Asia.
With the rapid rate of climate change and its likely implications for global security, the current world order will have to adapt – and adapt quickly. The difference between today and major global disruptions of the past is that though the risks are unprecedented, our foresight is unprecedented as well. This lays the foundation for a Responsibility to Prepare and Prevent (R2P2), a framework for managing the climate-security risks, which this report seeks to address.
Years ago, Mohamed's family had enough to eat, despite being poor. His daughter owned a vegetable stall at a bustling market in northeastern Nigeria. The family had options: during the dry season, when Lake Chad was shallow, Mohamed could farm; and during the wet season, he could fish or graze his cattle. But then things began to change.
One of the world's lowest-lying countries invited international experts to discuss the security challenges related to climate change.
The Brown to Green Report 2019 is the world's most comprehensive review of G20 climate action. It provides concise and comparable information on G20 country mitigation action, finance and adaptation.
Climate change is increasingly challenging global security and undermining peacebuilding efforts. UN Environment and the European Union have joined forces to address these challenges. With the support of adelphi, they have developed a toolkit on 'Addressing climate-fragility risks'. This toolkit facilitates the development and implementation of strategies, policies, and projects that seek to build resilience by linking climate change adaptation, peacebuilding, and sustainable livelihoods, focusing on the pilot countries Sudan and Nepal.
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Explainer: The best Super Bowl ads of the (young) century
It's not socially acceptable to enjoy Super Bowl ads. Every year, it seems, casual critics declare the commercials were among the worst yet.
But looking back at the first 10 years of the 21st Century, the era has actually been pretty solid, filled with memorable Super Bowl advertisements that were better than the commercials in the 1990s and at least as inventive as the ones from the 1980s.
A series of culture-altering events — the death of dotcoms, Sept. 11 attacks and Janet Jackson's partial breast exposure during a halftime show — seemed to challenge advertising professionals, leading to some of the more creative Super Bowl commercial spots in history.
Serious and somber commercials have become more commonplace between the years 2001 and 2010, and the use of visual effects has improved to near-cinema quality. Coca Cola and Intel both returned to Super Bowl after long layoffs, and relative newcomers such as E*Trade developed reputations for entertaining ads.
Here are the 10 best advertisements of the century (so far).
10. Gatorade "Michael Jordan" (2003)
The ad: Two versions of Michael Jordan — a computer-enhanced younger Jordan in a Chicago Bulls uniform and the 2003 edition — play one-on-one in a gym. After a tough back-and-forth game, they rest on a bench. "Hey Mike," an approaching college-aged Jordan in a North Carolina uniform says. "Who's got next?"
Sign of the times: Jordan was in his last NBA year with the Washington Wizards, enjoying his retirement tour. This entertaining and visually impressive advertisement was a nice tribute to the greatest pro sports brand of all time.
Legacy: For better or worse, the success of the Jordan Gatorade commercial led to more special effects tinkering, including a much less entertaining pregame spot in 2010 featuring LeBron James and Dwight Howard.
9. E*Trade "Babies" (2008)
The ad: A talking baby using a webcam offers a monologue about his investments, to demonstrate how easy it is to work with E*Trade. "If I can do it, you can do it!" the baby declares, before spitting up on the keyboard.
Sign of the times: Taking advantage of the shifting demographics watching Super Bowls, E*Trade invests in an ad campaign that seems aimed toward the female demographic. (The men liked it too, based on its appearance in advertising best-of lists for 2008.)
Legacy: A new generation that hadn't seen this all before in the "Look Who's Talking" films enjoyed series. E*Trade has continued the campaign for three years, and viewers should see more in 2011.
8. FedEx, "Cast Away" (2003)
The ad: Playing off a scene in the Tom Hanks movie by the same name, a FedEx delivery guy arrives at a woman's door after being marooned, to deliver a package he kept unopened on the island for five years. She opens it to find a satellite phone, a GPS locator and a fishing rod.
Sign of the times: It seemed as if every advertisement in 2003 and 2004 featured a flatulent horse, a clown drinking beer from its butt or an ex-football player selling erectile dysfunction drugs. The simple punch line offered by FedEx was refreshingly tame by comparison.
Legacy: Never mind that the movie "Cast Away" was nearly three years old, and this joke had been repeated starting with the original reviews of the film. Viewers liked the ad, and it has even appeared on a couple of all-time best lists.
7. Coca-Cola, "Parade Balloons" (2008)
The ad: Parade float versions of Underdog and Stewie from "The Family Guy" jostle over the New York skyline, trying to grab a giant inflatable Coca-Cola bottle. At the last minute, a parade float Charlie Brown swoops above them both and takes the Coke.
Sign of the times: Coca-Cola had just returned to Super Bowl advertising with multiple high-concept spots that were heavy on the visual effects. This was the simplest and most effective of the group.
Legacy: It may be too early to call it a trend, but the success of this ad was followed by more special effects spectaculars. (An even more CGI-laden bug-themed Coke commercial followed in 2009.)
6. Google, "Parisian Love" (2010)
The ad: Google's managed to be both simple and ambitious in its first Super Bowl ad. Using the company's search engine, a student studies abroad in France, falls in love, engages in a long-distance relationship, gets married and prepares for a child.
Sign of the times: Realizing that Super Bowl parties are getting larger and louder, and advertising one-liners often get lost in the noise, Google crafts a text-heavy ad that still delivers with the sound off.
Legacy: The advertisement was one of the most hailed in 2010, and succeeded in softening the image for the tech juggernaut. Google received some more mileage when hilarious parodies started appearing on YouTube the next day.
5. Budweiser, "Heroes" (2005)
The ad: In a big city airport, a few tired travelers lift up their heads, as one or two clap their hands. Pretty soon everyone is applauding, as a group of weary soldiers appears, carrying duffel bags and walking toward their gate.
Sign of the times: A year after Janet Jackson's partially exposed breast shocked the world (or at least the U.S.), many advertisers were lost at sea. In a boring year overall for Super Bowl commercials, Budweiser pulled heartstrings with this memorable spot.
Legacy: In retrospect, a lot of people probably thought this was an airline advertisement. But it was still another nice reputation-builder for the prolific Budweiser ad-makers, who used "Heroes" to replicate the success of the post-Sept. 11 "Respect" ad (below).
4. Snickers, "Betty White" (2010)
The ad: During a pick-up football game, a tired teammate (played by Betty White) is chided "You're playing like Betty White out there." She tosses out a few one-liners, eats a Snickers, and reverts back to the form of a young man. The spot ends with another player tackling a slow-moving quarterback — played by Abe Vigoda.
Sign of the times: Snickers took advantage of the popularity of aging actors White and Vigoda, who were already the subject of social networking attention and popular Internet memes.
Legacy: The ad was hailed as one of the best of the year, and White enjoyed an unexpected career resurgence, hosting "Saturday Night Live" after a Facebook petition received more than 500,000 fans.
3. E*Trade "Ghost Town" (2001)
The ad: During the first Super Bowl after the dotcom collapse, the E*Trade chimp rides a horse past a ghost town filled with fictitious failed startups. ("Pimentoloaf.com," etc.) In a nod to an old PSA featuring a crying Iron Eyes Cody, the Pets.com sock puppet falls to the chimp's feet and a tear wells up in his eye.
Sign of the times: After two years in a row when dotcom advertisements were more prevalent than beer spots, the money seemed to dry up overnight. The E*Trade monkey was an entertaining reflection of the times.
Legacy: Ten years later, the advertisement is even funnier. E*Trade moved from chimps to talking infants and continues to produce some of the most clever Super Bowl commercials.
2. Reebok, "Terry Tate, Office Linebacker" (2003)
The ad: Felcher & Sons, a company whose product is never made clear, hires hard-hitting football player Terry Tate to enforce office rules. Actor Lester Speight lays out employees while offering advice such as "Break was over 15 minutes ago, Mitch!"
Sign of the times: At a time when sexual innuendoes and bathroom humor was hitting its peak, viewers appreciated the novelty of good old-fashioned violence in this ad.
Legacy: A Facebook page for Terry Tate has more than 30,000 fans, who celebrate Terry Tate Appreciation Day on Feb. 25. (A date determined by his No. 56 jersey number, counting 56 days from the beginning of the year.) Since its release, Terry Tate has appeared near the top of several lists of the all-time greatest Super Bowl ads.
1. Budweiser, "Respect" (2002)
The ad: A team of Budweiser Clydesdales travels on a long journey in cold weather as somber music plays. They stop on a snowy field, facing the city of New York, and bow in the direction of Ground Zero to honor the fallen in the Sept. 11 attacks.
Sign of the times: Advertisers were playing it very safe in 2002, just a few months after the attacks, with some sticking to simple messages. Anheuser-Busch took a huge risk with this bold concept. The appropriateness of the ad was debated at the time, but paid off in the long run.
Legacy: Somber and patriotic advertising became more common after the Budweiser "Respect" ad. Along with the classic 1980 Coca Cola commercial with Mean Joe Greene, this Super Bowl commercial has been getting buzz in recent years as the greatest of all time.
Peter Hartlaub writes about pop culture for the San Francisco Chronicle.
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I have been feeling the need to join a 5K run. But first let me back up. It all started, when I hear from a Country Music artist, Mrs. Jo Dee Messina talking about the run. I have listened to her music, since I was a little kid. I remember when "Bye-Bye" and "I'm Alright" was released on a CD. Now times have changed, you can buy music online now from ITunes, Amazon, Wal-Mart Downloads, and many other online stores. But Jo Dee was one of my first artists' I grew up to like. She was always a country girl, who could tell it like it is. She still can tell it like it is.
Well, one day I turned on the computer and saw that she was going to be starting a podcast. It was a live podcast via Ustream, which is a way you can connect with fans through a chat board and can even put on a show live. She also took calls via Say Now, which is a phone service that lets artists answer calls and talk to fans. The artists take the calls on their own phones and there real numbers are never revealed.
I know you're thinking what does this have to do with running a 5K. I am getting there slowly. It started when I talked to Jo Dee Messina live on her podcast. Yes, I actually talked to the one and only Jo Dee Messina. There was a little joke going on about a caller asking for Justin Bieber's Say Now number. They wanted to call him, but somehow the little girls got Jo Dee's number instead. So I called and asked her his number too as a joke. Then, I decided why not ask for Reba's number while I was at it. I asked if she could hook me up with her. Yes, I am a 19 year old but hey, I had to pick a big top name. I had to take that risk. Jo Dee laughed hard; everyone knows that I had to bring the laugher to the show! She is a very rounded down to Earth girl. I have watched most of the podcasts.
If you would like to watch her podcasts, she does them every Tuesday and Thursday at 7 EST/6 CST/04:00PM PT during the month of April. The show is called Make Something of It with Jo Dee Messina on Ustream. She is getting fans throughout the globe to send in awesome stories of inspiration to share. She is also is sharing shout-outs, taking questions, sharing your talents, and a hot button, but she is trying to keep it uplifting. You can email her your stories, questions, ideas for the show by using her website. She started the show to help her promote her new album coming out Tuesday, April 27. Tune in and you might get to hear previews. You still have time to order her autographed copy of Unmistakable Trilogy: Love for a special price of 5.99. But it's only for a limited time.
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Now, here is what, I want to share with you. I just wanted to give you the background on why, I decided to take on this next huge life changing challenge.
On Saturday, June 12, 2010, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is holding an event to raise money for Cancer research for children. Country superstar, Jo Dee Messina is hosting the event for St. Jude's Hospital. She has invited fans to take part in the run with her. So, I have decided to start training for a 5K run, which she is hosting. I think it is a wonderful cause to be a small part of. I invite you to take part in the run, as well, if you are in the Nashville area. Maybe you could even travel to the event too. My story is I haven't ever participated in a run before. My goal is to make the 5K event knowing, I helped make a difference. Even if you can't join in the event, you can still donate online. I urge you to help out St. Jude's Hospital today. I will be a part of Jo Dee's The Unmistakables running team. You are welcome to join any other team or you can even start your own.
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I decided to run with Jo Dee Messina and all the St. Jude's Heroes in this 5K event coming up in June. I will keep blogging and keep everyone up to date. If I can do it, so can you. Just, please check with your physician or any other health care professional before you start exercising. They will be able to make sure you are fit to start training.
The 5K run event starts at 8 am on Saturday, June 12, 2010. There is also a Fun Run for kid's that starts at 7:30 am. The event starts at the Public Square Courthouse in Nashville, TN.
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The fee's to join the 5K are $20 through May 28.The fee's increase however, if you decide to wait, until it gets closer to June. If you want until the day of the event it will cost you $30 to enter it. It should be an exciting day of fun, knowing you helped make a difference. I hope you will consider helping me raise money for the kid's going through the awful diseases of cancer.
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The Great Manhattan Tater Tot Crawl
Sometimes in the name of journalism you do crazy things, like spend a whole afternoon eating Manhattan's most over the top tater tot dishes. It's no easy task, but someone has to do it, because this city is full of Buffalo tots, tot-nachos, and pizza tots, some tot-tastic and others tot-tastrophes. Follow along on our tour to see which is which.
Chili Cheese Tots at Crif Dogs ($3.50)
Crif Dogs, known for its hangover worthy hot dogs, puts its greasy magic to work with chili cheese tater tots. Nestled in a tin foil cradle, Crif Dogs' tater tots are your average, frozen tots, but a lengthy dip in the deep fryer gives them the structural integrity to hold up to the cheese and chili and maintain the tot's desired crunchy exterior.
Rather than smothering them until they're unrecognizable, Crif Dogs tops the tots with enough chili and cheese to coat each bite without drowning the potato flavor. The chili is mild, slightly sweet and tomato-y and the cheese sauce is, well, yellow. If you like spice, ask for jalapenos. Rather than slicing the pepper, it comes finely chopped, which makes for easier eating.
Buffalo Tots at the Burger Bistro ($8.25)
Potato meets Buffalo at The Burger Bistro on the Upper East Side. Classic Buffalo sauce offers mild tang, crumbled blue cheese adds creamy funk, and chopped raw celery gives a necessary added crunch. The bold flavor profile of Buffalo wings translates well to otherwise bland tots, although their crisp exterior is sacrificed. A heads up: this is a sit-down restaurant with no bar, so prepare yourself for some strange looks if you only order the tot appetizer.
Totchos at West 3rd Commons ($9)
A disclaimer should be added to West 3rd Common's menu: only eat these tots if you've had a lot to drink first. The "Totchos" are topped with cheese sauce, "charred" tomato salsa, chorizo, pickled jalapeno, and crème fraîche. A noble attempt to use housemade toppings is trumped by the dish's chewy chorizo, watery cheese, and overall sloppy execution. Instead of the tots, you're better off ordering the "Loaded Potato Bites"—the Totcho's more sober cousin of breaded, deep-fried baked potato pieces served with ranch dressing.
Fancypants Tots at P.J. Clarke's ($8.85)
If you're not a frozen tater tot purist (yes, we're making that a thing), P.J. Clarke's might be for you. Housemade tots are a totally different animal than their frozen counterpart, something between a hash brown and potato croquette. P.J. Clarke's combine finely shredded potato and Parmesan in the body of the tot. They're barely greasy, lightly dusted with Parmesan, and served in a baby cast-iron skillet, but they're so far removed from go-to frozen tots that it's hard to make a direct comparison.
Pizza Tots at American Retro ($7)
These guys are serious about pub grub. With an entire section of the menu dedicated to tots (appropriately named "Tots! Tots! Tots!"), The American Retro Bar & Grill has five tater tot dishes in addition to a classic "Basket'o tots." Although "Sarah's Disco Tots" with brown gravy and melted cheese were tempting, we decided on Pizza Tots. Resembling mozzarella sticks gone rogue, the tots come haphazardly piled on a plate, loaded with sweet marinara and plenty of stretchy mozzarella. Though they're mouth-coatingly greasy and don't come to more than the sum of their parts, they deliver plenty of crispy texture.
The Wof Attack at Wolfnights ($5.98)
The last stop on our tour is one we've visited before: the Wolf Attack from Wolfnights on the Lower East Side. This 20-ounce monster of tater tots comes topped with grilled onions, meat sauce, American cheese, and thick slices of raw jalapenos. Soft tots disintegrate beneath the toppings into a melty, oily blob for late-night partyers to devour.
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Andrew Luck's first working trip to New York didn't exactly go to plan, though some punishing defense by the Jets had a lot to do with that. All part of the learning curve for rookies, who sometimes have difficulty understanding that big second-half comebacks can't be pulled off every week in the NFL.
The leap from college was never going to be without some setbacks, even for a quarterback with Stanford smarts and a receiver like Reggie Wayne. In the Meadowlands on Sunday that wasn't nearly enough as Luck's rookie touchdown streak ended in a 35-9 romp by the Jets that showed the quarterback and the Indianapolis Colts are still a work in progress.
Dampening expectations in Indianapolis isn't such a bad idea because entire football teams can't be overhauled overnight. It was easy to forget in the wake of last week's thrilling comeback win over Green Bay that this was a team that was well on its way to a winless season last year before rallying to win two of its last three games.
Still, five games into his ascendant career, Luck has already shown that the Colts made the right — if extremely painful — decision to let Peyton Manning find work elsewhere. Barring injuries, Luck is going to be a very good quarterback for a very long time, which is not something that can be assumed for either of the top two quarterbacks for the Jets.
"I'm glad we play him this year and not two years from now," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "He's got all the talent in the world."
So does Robert Griffin III, who returned from a concussion Sunday to play for the Washington Redskins against the surprising Minnesota Vikings. Griffin might have learned a few things himself last week, especially about the career longevity of NFL quarterbacks who wait a half-second too long to go into a slide or get out of bounds.
Playing rookie quarterbacks isn't nearly as risky as it used to be. Rule changes have made the NFL more of a passing league, quarterbacks get more protection from officials, and the rookies themselves have been playing in passing leagues since they were in middle school.
Five of them lined up behind center Sunday, and four of them walked away winners. Luck had a rough day, throwing two interceptions and failing in his bid to become the first Colts rookie quarterback to throw touchdown passes in five straight games, but he was the only one to lose.
That included Griffin's impressive return against the Vikings, a week after suffering a mild concussion when he was hit while scrambling against Atlanta. Griffin might be the most fortunate of the five rookies because he landed on a team with a lot of talent, but he's winning with a team that has struggled mightily to win in recent years. And how many quarterbacks can claim a 76-yard touchdown run to seal a game, like Griffin did to finish off Minnesota?
Brandon Weeden wasn't too bad, either, bringing a sliver of hope to long suffering Cleveland fans who could be forgiven for losing hope. He's an old rookie, but not too old to celebrate his 29th birthday by leading the Browns to an upset win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the first win in 11 months for the hapless Browns.
Another quarterback drafted to save a franchise also delivered. Ryan Tannehill had a rookie moment with a backward pass that went out of bounds for a loss, but threw two touchdown passes and did just enough to make up for a miserable Miami running game in a win over the St. Louis Rams. Anyone who watched HBO's preseason training camp series "Hard Knocks" may have a hard time believing it, but the Dolphins are 3-3 and tied for the lead — albeit a four-way one — in the AFC East.
And would anyone expect Seattle rookie Russell Wilson to outplay Tom Brady in the fourth quarter in an upset win over New England?
The NFL has always been a young league, but the quarterback position keeps getting younger. Coaches once thought holding a quarterback out for a year to better learn the position was the only way to go, but you'd be hard-pressed to find one who thinks that way anymore.
To show how things have changed, it took 48 years for a quarterback to win The Associated Press offensive rookie of the year award when Ben Roethlisberger won it in 2004. Since then, four out of seven winners have been quarterbacks — a figure that will almost surely go up after this season.
Now, nearly a third of the starting quarterbacks in the NFL have less than two full years of experience, a startling statistic considering it is the most important position on the field.
Luck was the most celebrated of the group coming out of Stanford, and he still could end up being the best. But if you watched Griffin break off a long run when it was needed most or saw Wilson throw a 46-yard touchdown pass with 1:20 left to beat the Patriots, you know he's got competition.
That includes Tannehill, who wasn't as dramatic, but was remarkably mistake-free for a quarterback playing in his sixth NFL game.
"His growth from game to game has been critical and incredible," Dolphins tight end Anthony Fasano said. "He has a very bright future."
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Snap: UVA Lawn teems with sun-lovers
The UVA Lawn teemed Wednesday with Frisbee throwing and other revelry, as the sky was blue, the high temperature reached 76 degrees, and shorts and flip-flops were seen in abundance. (Thursday may be even warmer, with the National Weather Service calling for a high near 80.)
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ken jamme March 31st, 2010 | 7:21pm
My first summer job was cutting that grass and Carrs Hill every thursday, it didnt matter if it had grown or not.
NancyDrew March 31st, 2010 | 7:49pm
For a real treat, wander this week among the gardens behind the Pavilions, and take time- to sit on one of the white benches scattered throughout. How blessed we are to have this wonderful space in our town.


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So, what's new and exciting in your lives? I'm doing laundry. Yay! And, drinking a martini.
I suppose I should try to catch you up on all that's going on in my life, except not much is going on in my life. Just the usual: Work. Sleep. Eat. SteamyHotButtsecks. Pottery. Tap. Tappitytappitytaptap. And running.
I have signed up for the Asheville Half Marathon in June. I know. WTF, right? Normally, I wait for a Fall Half. But, I figured I need to visit the Parental Units and Asheville is close to their town. The course is hilly as all get out. I'll survive somehow.
Cuddly Little Boo Bear McLovin' has signed up for the Wildwoods 8K in NJ in May. I'll be sidekickin' it there. He doesn't want me to run (fine by me!).
Of course, it's the weekend after my work trip to (wait for it) MIAMI! Oh, yeah. The reward for being sent to Detroit in February is a May trip to the Land of the Dolphins. HashtagWINNING!
If all goes well, I have several other work-related trips in my very near future: Detroit (again) in May, LA and San Francisco in June, and St. Louis in July. Busy Busy Busy.
OH, how about that cute UMass basketball player (Derrick Gordon) coming out? Good on him! We need more cute athletes to come out! Yes, we do :-) With each one, it gets easier for the others, I think.
How about some pottery? This is the only thing new-ish that I haven't posted here:
|It was supposed to be a utensil stand, but it's a bit too short (6")
I have 5 more vases/drinking vessels/somethings that will be glazed in a similar manner, but weren't finished by the end of the last session.
The new session (which starts tomorrow. yay!) is going to be the Session of Large Things (Like bowls and platters). I have a LOT of clay that needs to be used up.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
As the establishment intensifies its efforts to demonize its political adversaries as extremists and terrorists, an George Soros-funded left-wing website with direct ties to the Obama White House has parroted the months-old debunked smear that Pittsburgh cop killer Richard Poplawski was an Alex Jones fan.
Think Progress claims that it is a "nonpartisan organization," and yet it's bankrolled by the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a think tank headed by Bill Clinton's former chief of staff John D. Podesta (pictured top), who was also head of Barack Obama's presidential transition team after the 2008 election.
According to SourceWatch, "CAP's Progressive Media project emerged as a major communications war room on behalf of Obama's domestic and foreign policy agenda and CAP became a strong advocate for escalation in Afghanistan. Progressive Media is run through the Center for American Project Action Fund, the more political 501(c)4 arm of CAP. It coordindates closely with the Common Purpose Project, an effort to create message discipline among the pro-Obama organizations, with a direct tie to the White House."
Think Progress was vehemently anti-war during the Bush administration, but since Obama took power, bombing brown people in broken-backed third world countries has apparently become a "progressive" and "liberal" virtue.
According to Center for American Progress director Jennifer Palmieri, the organization is focused around "driving the White House's message and agenda."
How on earth can "driving the White House's message and agenda" be deemed "non-partisan"?
Think Progress is nothing more than an echo chamber for Obama administration propaganda – it's the Free Republic of the left-wing. It's about as "non-partisan" as the Communist Party propaganda organ Pravda was during the Cold War.
Though the Center for American Progress is shy about revealing its funders, according to SourceWatch, no less than 58 foundations have donated over $15 million dollars since 2003, as well as corporations and elitist philanthropists such as George Soros, who donated $3 million for "general support" in 2006.
In an article about Rep. Louie Gohmert's appearance on the Alex Jones Show last week to warn about the health care bill, Think Progress attempts to discredit the subject by referring to host Jones as a "radical conspiracy theorist," because of his views on the Oklahoma City bombing and 9/11.
The editors of Think Progress are apparently lagging far behind in their understanding of public opinion, seemingly unaware of that fact that polls taken over 3 years ago show that an overwhelming majority of Americans have doubts about the official story behind 9/11.
The article also calls Jones' claim that White House science czar John P. Holdren advocated putting sterilants in the water supply a "conspiracy theory," despite the fact that it is clearly documented in his own 1977 book Ecoscience, excerpts of which have been posted on the Internet.
However, Think Progress' most egregious smear appears in the last paragraph of the article.
"Despite his outlandish views, Jones' influence can not be underestimated. Richard Poplawski, the young man who gunned down three Pittsburgh police officers earlier this year after professing a fear that the government would confiscate his guns, was a die-hard fan of Jones. Jones, who rants daily about Obama's intentions to revoke the 2nd amendment, is also one of the loudest voices for the "birther movement."
As we repeatedly documented over the course of several weeks, the claim that Poplawski was a Jones fan is completely at odds with the fact that he left comments on the Infowars and Prison Planet website vehemently chastising Jones for not sharing his anti-semitic beliefs.
Indeed, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which Think Progress links to in the article, reported that Poplawski appeared "to agree with another poster who criticized Alex Jones."
Websites that originally picked up the hoax that Poplawski was a Jones fan, when in fact he was attacking Jones through his comments on the websites, were later forced to issue retractions. Raw Story issued a retraction and removed Jones from their original article and Daily Kos later did the same. Despite this, the New York Times still ran with the debunked smear a day later.
"Based on a correction/retraction on RawStory, I have reason to doubt the information reported by the ADL with respect to Alex Jones and Infowars or PrisonPlanet. In fact, evidence points to the contrary; that Alex Jones has spoken strongly against hate speech similar to that spoken by Richard Poplawski. Therefore, in fairness, I've removed any references in this diary with respect to Alex Jones and the websites Infowars or PrisonPlanet," wrote Daily Kos diarist 'fcvaguy'.
Why is Think Progress repeating a hoax smear that was debunked and retracted by other websites over four months ago? How could Poplawski have been a "die-hard fan" of Jones when he publicly chastised him?
In addition, the claim that Jones is "one of the loudest voices for the birther movement," is also a complete fallacy as any regular listener will be able to attest to. Though Jones has recently stated there may be some merit to claims that Obama was not born in the U.S., to translate this into him being "one of the loudest voices" advocating this position is clearly disingenuous. Indeed, when questions about Obama's birthright first began to surface before the election last year, Jones publicly stated that he thought the subject was at best a distraction and probably erroneous.
Think Progress' attempts at character assassination and guilt by association are clearly part of an agenda to demonize both Jones and Gohmert because they disagree with their political viewpoints on the health care bill. However, by using fallacious smear attacks and erroneous claims as the foundation of their rebuttal, Think Progress only shoots itself in the foot, exposing this Soros-funded organization for what it is – a partisan, bias agenda-driven propaganda front for the White House.
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Painter, draughtswoman, sculptor, and photographer Leiko Ikemura depicts confrontations between an obscure female subject and mystical landscapes. After spending the first half of her 30-year career studying the expressive possibilities of oil and watercolors in semi-abstract portraits and landscapes, she turned to sculpture in 1984. Mixing eastern and western sculptural traditions, Ikemura worked with bronze, terracotta, and clay to form varied biomorphic forms and fragments of female figures.
The turn to semi-figurative sculpture affected the rest of her oeuvre, as these nameless and obscure female figures entered her work, beginning to populate her paintings and photographs. The figures often merge with her landscapes, creating indistinct abstract forms and swathes of color in a return to the expressiveness of her early work. Ikemura uses her intensely formal practice to address questions of gender, war, and religion.


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The Practical Fire Fighting Training Workshop will incorporate the Field Incident Commanders Course covering Emergency Response and Disaster Management.
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With the increase in natural disasters across the world and the higher risks associated with expanding industry there is a real need for more people to be trained in field emergency management to prevent the loss of life and damage to infrastructure.
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Fire Protection System in Atmospheric and Pressurized Storage Tanks.
Fire Detection, Alarm, Risk Reduction and Protection Systems in Atmospheric and Pressurized Tanks
Fire Suppression (including Fire and Explosion types and effects associated with storage tanks)
Hazardous Materials Awareness (Specific to Class B Firefighting and Pressurized tanks)
Risk Reduction Options for Storage Tanks and Associated Facilities.
Water Spray Systems.
Foam Systems for Storage Tanks.
Storage Tank Fire Protection Design Examples.
Hazardous Materials Operations (Specific to Class B Firefighting and Pressurized tanks)
Selection of Foam concentrates and procurement issues
Equipment and System Testing.
Foam and Water Monitor application.
Case study Incidents and other tank related events.
Tank Fire Incidents from History.
Case Studies on Recent Major Incidents.
Pre-planning and Exercising Response for Tank Fires.
And Incident Management System
Initial Response to an Incident or Emergency
Selection of the Incident Commander
Role and Responsibility of the Incident Commander
Incident Commander problems
Manageable Span of Control
Selecting the right team and Transfer of Command
Emergency scene preparedness safety.
Guidelines for scene management crowd control, and cordoning off emergency scenes.
The importance of personnel accountability
Summarize basic interior operations techniques
Describe emergency escape and rapid intervention.
Understanding the initial emergency call
Communicating to the right people
Responding the correct services and support groups
Knowing and reading your environment
Knowing your limitations
The importance of the emergency radio dispatcher
Staging areas
The incident Command Post
Effective Communications
The importance of being flexible
Managing the emergency
Wind direction – Considerations
Evacuation considerations
Understanding Emergency Response Plans
Effective use of resources
Use of technology to assist the Incident Commander
Working with the media
Working with Senior Management
Understanding the debrief
The clean up
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Friday, November 16, 2012
AG goes after gasoline price gougers
As several gas station owners are about to learn, it's against New York State law to jack up the price of goods like fuel after a hurricane. To wit, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced he is bringing his "first series of enforcement actions" against price gougers in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
"Today's action is the first in a series of steps my office will take as we continue to actively investigate the hundreds of complaints we've received from consumers of businesses preying on victims of Hurricane Sandy," the attorney general said in a statement. "We will do everything we can to stop unscrupulous individuals from taking advantage of New Yorkers trying to rebuild their lives."
Although the law doesn't specifically cite an illegal price for gasoline, it does prohibit an "unconscionably excessive price" during an "abnormal disruption of the market," according to Mr. Schneiderman's office. In addition to "war" and "military action," the law names "weather events" as a triggering event that would restrict such sharp price increases. A fatal storm that left much of the city without gas would certainly seem to qualify.
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This is off-topic, but I wanted to tell you that this blog taught me something. I saw a sign on a light post advertising home loans or something. I didn't know they were illegal before I read this blog. Because of this blog, I took action, and it has since been removed.
- Friday, November 16, 2012
Sorry, the prices in the picture may be high, but they are not "unconscionably excessive".
- Friday, November 16, 2012
It should be up to the station owners to do as they please. Want to enforce prices on gas stations? Then put up a saftey net when things are bad and the station has to close. It can't be a one-sided compromise.
Supply snd demand just like overpriced rathole NYC apartments and houses. Where are the defenders of people trying to find an affordable place to live? Grocery prices? Everyone is trying to "rebuild" their lives daily.
The price of gasoline is peanuts compared to everything else. I guess gas stations don't have enough connections and political clout to pull the same BS as the 1%ers.
- Friday, November 16, 2012
Almost all the prices in Nassau county are those prices. The AG needs to go after the big fish --National Grid and FEMA and cut off some friggan heads.
- Friday, November 16, 2012
NY State gouges motorists with the highest State gasoline tax in the nation. Compare: New Jersey, 14.5 cents/gallon; New York: 49 cents/gallon (this, in addition to the Federal 18.4 cents/gallon.)
- Friday, November 16, 2012
- Ms. Tsouris said...
I saw gas at I think it was a Hess station for$4.59 a gallon. It was on Bayview Ave. in Great Neck and it was last week before the rationing.
- Friday, November 16, 2012
Free Markets = Liberty
- Friday, November 16, 2012
On Queens Blvd in Sunnyside 39th Street reg unleaded 3.99 the Hess station a few blocks west was 4.89 for regular????? Lines at the higher priced station - I got the lower price with no lines @ Hess????
- Friday, November 16, 2012
Gas station on Steinway Street and Northern Boulevard was charging $6.00 a gallon.
- Saturday, November 17, 2012
Schneiderman will spin his wheels and get press out of this but ultimately, nothing of any consequence will happen to the offending stations...
- Saturday, November 17, 2012
- georgetheatheist said...
Forget the price of gas. What gets me pissed is 75 cents for using the air pumps on the tires. You can top off 4 tires and a spare in 3 minutes?
- Saturday, November 17, 2012
Yes, take the caps off and check the pressure first.
- Saturday, November 17, 2012


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